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Monday, 31 December 2007

Somewhere on Facebook, there's an incredible picture of Aaron Booth and Aaron Smelski as part of this band, looking very, very early 1990's indie rock. Both those lads have gone on to great things - Mr. Booth has put out several fantastic records, and Mr. Smelski is the guitar brains behind Hot Little Rocket.

We think this marks the first Rob McAlister-related project we've posted thus far.

"The Quitters quit and no one cared / I sat in my bedroom and stared / at the wall" - Lorrie Mattheson (Fire Engine Red).

I honestly didn't know this tape existed until Joe slid me a copy at a Straight show. Not quite the classic that Fuzzball is, but still pretty fine. "White Inside" is reworked on Straight's Palm Springs CD.

Sunday, 30 December 2007

We remember reading a review of this in some west coast-based magazine, and they totally panned it. We were so mad - for us at the CCPS, this stands as one of the best recordings to come out of Calgary in the early 90's. Chock full of fuzzy pop goodness, via the garage.

Joe McCaffery and Cheryl would go on to form Straight, which gave us the brilliant single "Vacant." "The Beautiful People" got reworked for Straight's second CD, Palm Springs.

Featuring Ian Doig of the Parkades and a couple of his art school buddies (and a surly (male) bass player with a dress), TFD were low fi pop at its best. Recorded by young Dave Alcock when he was really, really young.

We didn't give this its due when we originally posted it back when (we lazily linked straight to Golden Rock, who passed it to us). But Pat Andrews sent us a full scan of the cover, and Graham Evans asked us to repost it.

Our scanner can't handle how red the cover of this tape is! So, if the pink freaks you out, here's Golden Rock's transcription of the liner notes:

Released on cassette by Old Shep Records & Filmworks

Tommy Esposito: axes, yelling

Dan Worsley: keyboard mayhem

Marvey Desjarding: the drum

Alv Sawchuck: the crucial four

with: Greg Cheevers: greedy spiritual demi-god

Recorded at In Ear Audio Feb. 1986 A.D.

All jingles written, performed & destroyed by Color Me Psycho.

In retrospect, this needs a bit more than that flippant treatment. But but there's alreadybeena lotsaid about this tape, so we're not sure what to add here. Oh, how about an article by James Muretich?

We also recommend you check this link at the often-brilliant-but-seldomly-updated O Canadarm! for a wee bit more history, straight from Tom Bagley.

And then, once you're done there, head this way for the download. {update April 24, 2016: Chris Zuk spent a whole pile of time and energy on an improved rip - which doesn't trim the first second or two off Black Corvair}

Stripping rock’n’roll to its most basic frame, Richie, Brent and original bassist Graham emerged from the garage in 1990 — you guessed it — without a singer — and immediately put out its first product, a 6-song cassette. - CBC Radio 3